The Development of Agricultural Policy Making Process Evaluation Model in Segment of Setting Goals and Measures
Journal Title: Current Investigations in Agriculture and Current Research - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 5
Abstract
The main characteristics of Croatia's public policies and agricultural policy are lack of policy analysis activities and not making the clear distinction between objectives and goals. Further, evaluation of public policies, especially agricultural policy is not regular activity. This doctoral thesis is based on the assumptions that agricultural policy objectives and goals are not accomplished because of shortcomings in the process of agricultural policy making. In order to test the hypothesis, evaluation model is developed. The first steps in model developing are grouping Croatian agricultural policy objectives/goals (set by strategic documents) and analysis of the content of scientific papers in the period 1995 - 2013. The research period is, by critical junctures, divided into four sub periods: 1995 - 2000; 2001 - 2004; 2005 - 2008; 2009 � 2013. Croatian agricultural policy objectives/goals, more than 80, are grouped according to key words: self-sufficiency, income, competitiveness and rural development. The evaluation model consists of five levels: a) Comparative analysis of international and domestic context b) Mapping key agricultural policy events and policy outputs c) Determining whether strategic documents meet the necessary technical feasibility conditions d) Analysis of intervention logics for every strategic document e) Applying Goal-attainment model to selected objectives/goals The analysis of international and domestic context is focused on detection of contexts' relationship: harmony or conflict. Harmony or conflict of contexts depends on similarity of sociopolitical developments, especially developments in agricultural politics and policy. Developments are determinate by the analysis of the content of scientific papers. International context refers to European Union (EU) and Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and World Trade Organization (WTO). Second level consists of mapping key agricultural policy events and policy outputs. Policy outputs refer to written documents that contain objectives/goals, measures and instruments set in policy making process. The influence of international context is determinate by comparing requirement for EU and WTO with agricultural policy outputs. Comparing requirements and outputs will indicate inclusion of requirements into domestic legislation. Further, comparing domestic and international agricultural policy events will indicate which context prevails in agricultural policy outputs. Determination of prevailing context reveals whether chosen objectives/goals are fit for Croatian agriculture.
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Tihana Kovacicek
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